I hate Pre-release Camera Orders, Youtube Shills & other marketing shenanigans...
& special selective guest demos... these are tools, not ginsu knives... or are they more?

Let's dish on all the crowdfunding tactics companies are testing on us,
so we help our fellow gear addicts back onto a path of sanity and focus
on what's important in life (YOU... not the gear), and absolve each others
naughty habits encouraging bad behavior by Manufacturers & Crowdfunders

BTW, I never heard anyone ask "HOW MUCH DID MICHELANGELO'S PAINT COST?" or
"He couldn't finish- he died waiting for a pre-release chisel"...

It is tough to navigate thru the warfield now with so few disclosures nowadays...
I think people need to wear NASCAR jackets with advertisers

Scion Brand was born using Guerilla marketing tactics, as Toyota (Parent corporation) did a survey and found offspring of Toyota customers did not want to buy same brand as Parents car, and did not want to negotiate for a car, they wanted to be treated equally. In the end they were, they were all charged FULL MSRP for the cars they purchased....

There's my insider fun fact for today

DISCLOSURE: I am no longer under contract with Toyota Motor Corporation, their other brands or affiliates